Methane plume detected in Poland
On 19 Aug 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,767 kg/h from a coal mine.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 42.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 19 Aug 2023 · 09:16 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Coal
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 0.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 50.19529, 19.09109
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d4b1e7fd-a877-4cfe-8192-58b5967da11b
Likely operator
Polska Grupa Górnicza Plausible
State-controlled PGG runs most Upper Silesian thermal-coal mines.
Emitting site
POL_S_045 · Venting shaft
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d4b1e7fd-a877-4cfe-8192-58b5967da11b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d4b1e7fd-a877-4cfe-8192-58b5967da11b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.