Methane plume detected in Colombia
On 30 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 9,017 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 216 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 30 Apr 2024 · 14:38 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 0.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 10.27306, -75.48032
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
f33a796c-accd-4c5c-b7b4-1d998276bce3
Likely operator
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Emitting site
COL_S_007 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f33a796c-accd-4c5c-b7b4-1d998276bce3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f33a796c-accd-4c5c-b7b4-1d998276bce3), accessed 6 Oct 2026.