Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 27 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,929 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 142 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 27 Feb 2023 · 17:22 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.40725, -116.74699
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
bd4a509e-326b-40d5-964b-59c5bc68dc7d
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MEX_S_017 · Landfill
16 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume bd4a509e-326b-40d5-964b-59c5bc68dc7d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/bd4a509e-326b-40d5-964b-59c5bc68dc7d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.