Methane plume detected in Poland
On 9 Apr 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 719 kg/h from a coal mine.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 17.3 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 9 Apr 2025 · 10:13 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Coal
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 3.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 50.26529, 18.87538
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d65384a1-2cb5-4da5-a16e-a6ff4113820f
Likely operator
Polska Grupa Górnicza Plausible
State-controlled PGG runs most Upper Silesian thermal-coal mines.
Emitting site
POL_S_015 · Venting shaft
4 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d65384a1-2cb5-4da5-a16e-a6ff4113820f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d65384a1-2cb5-4da5-a16e-a6ff4113820f), accessed 4 Oct 2026.