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Waste / landfill · 30 Mar 2024

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 30 Mar 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,912 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,912 kg/h
± 1,953 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 93.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
30 Mar 2024 · 18:34 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.7 m/s
Coordinates
25.87236, -100.29812
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UNEP plume ID
da5ae1ed-6c18-47c0-bf24-816b0c9f1db6

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Emitting site

MEX_S_055 · Landfill
12 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume da5ae1ed-6c18-47c0-bf24-816b0c9f1db6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/da5ae1ed-6c18-47c0-bf24-816b0c9f1db6), accessed 5 Oct 2026.