Methane plume detected in Brazil
On 24 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,518 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 36.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 24 Apr 2024 · 16:31 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 1.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- -19.85163, -43.84686
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
c6a769e5-2158-4205-8a3c-c982e43578db
Likely operator
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Emitting site
BRA_S_021 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume c6a769e5-2158-4205-8a3c-c982e43578db, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/c6a769e5-2158-4205-8a3c-c982e43578db), accessed 5 Oct 2026.