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Waste / landfill · 25 Feb 2023

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 25 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,665 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,665 kg/h
± 1,213 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 88.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Feb 2023 · 06:35 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 3.5 m/s
Coordinates
25.03112, 67.03203
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UNEP plume ID
beefd0c0-b8c0-40f1-ae0b-a22f8152e70e

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Emitting site

PAK_S_007 · Landfill
11 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume beefd0c0-b8c0-40f1-ae0b-a22f8152e70e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/beefd0c0-b8c0-40f1-ae0b-a22f8152e70e), accessed 4 Oct 2026.