Methane plume detected in Pakistan
On 26 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 610 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 14.6 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 26 May 2025 · 08:24 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.18977, 74.10833
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
dd59e7b5-d70c-449a-823b-d04472149d8a
Likely operator
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Emitting site
PAK_S_012 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dd59e7b5-d70c-449a-823b-d04472149d8a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dd59e7b5-d70c-449a-823b-d04472149d8a), accessed 4 Oct 2026.