Methane plume detected in Venezuela
On 22 Dec 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about — from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
- Detected
- 22 Dec 2024 · 16:32 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 2.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 10.28614, -66.90007
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
df21fd75-db18-416c-b161-57cbd1f20791
Likely operator
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Emitting site
VEN_S_038 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume df21fd75-db18-416c-b161-57cbd1f20791, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/df21fd75-db18-416c-b161-57cbd1f20791), accessed 4 Oct 2026.