Methane plume detected in Argentina
On 10 Nov 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,552 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 85.2 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 10 Nov 2024 · 11:28 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 5.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- -34.78632, -58.66676
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
cfa52a02-1b86-4dae-b617-62a7ee618cdb
Likely operator
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Emitting site
ARG_S_022 · Landfill
12 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume cfa52a02-1b86-4dae-b617-62a7ee618cdb, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/cfa52a02-1b86-4dae-b617-62a7ee618cdb), accessed 5 Oct 2026.