Methane plume detected in Türkiye
On 2 Oct 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,135 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 27.2 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 2 Oct 2024 · 09:11 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 2.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 37.10077, 30.75095
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d98d0c07-6df9-4bd4-b553-910158ae7548
Likely operator
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Emitting site
TUR_S_012 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d98d0c07-6df9-4bd4-b553-910158ae7548, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d98d0c07-6df9-4bd4-b553-910158ae7548), accessed 5 Oct 2026.