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Coal · 6 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Ukraine

On 6 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 288 kg/h from a coal mine.

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288 kg/h
± 124 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 6.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
6 Jun 2025 · 12:24 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 2.2 m/s
Coordinates
48.06517, 37.92166
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UNEP plume ID
e136d484-2138-4af9-8248-1ed4cdc705a4

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Emitting site

UKR_S_012 · Venting shaft
2 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e136d484-2138-4af9-8248-1ed4cdc705a4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e136d484-2138-4af9-8248-1ed4cdc705a4), accessed 6 Oct 2026.