Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan
On 23 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,421 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 34.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Aug 2024 · 05:07 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 4.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 42.18546, 69.48423
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d6d22113-5fb1-4ac2-8f5a-2628bf2edd5d
Likely operator
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Emitting site
KAZ_S_030 · Landfill
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d6d22113-5fb1-4ac2-8f5a-2628bf2edd5d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d6d22113-5fb1-4ac2-8f5a-2628bf2edd5d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.