Methane plume detected in Brazil
On 20 Mar 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,954 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 46.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Mar 2025 · 13:31 UTC
- Satellite
- PRISMA - ASI
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.3 m/s
- Coordinates
- -15.85904, -48.15286
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
e15b065b-8377-4658-91c1-8d312fabacde
Likely operator
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Emitting site
BRA_S_016 · Landfill
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e15b065b-8377-4658-91c1-8d312fabacde, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e15b065b-8377-4658-91c1-8d312fabacde), accessed 5 Oct 2026.