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Waste / landfill · 29 Dec 2023

Methane plume detected in Colombia

On 29 Dec 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,176 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,176 kg/h
± 575 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 52.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Dec 2023 · 15:32 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 2.0 m/s
Coordinates
4.13374, -73.4388
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UNEP plume ID
ea2ae707-2024-43a4-9d67-fafa6c6a9dd2

Likely operator

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Emitting site

COL_S_019 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ea2ae707-2024-43a4-9d67-fafa6c6a9dd2, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ea2ae707-2024-43a4-9d67-fafa6c6a9dd2), accessed 4 Oct 2026.