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Waste / landfill · 2 Apr 2026

Methane plume detected in Kyrgyzstan

On 2 Apr 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,951 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,951 kg/h
± 449 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 46.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
2 Apr 2026 · 06:33 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 1.5 m/s
Coordinates
42.9683, 74.59052
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UNEP plume ID
dd4560f3-974e-41b6-ac36-817c23125ba8

Likely operator

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Emitting site

KGZ_S_002 · Landfill
6 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dd4560f3-974e-41b6-ac36-817c23125ba8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dd4560f3-974e-41b6-ac36-817c23125ba8), accessed 4 Oct 2026.