Methane plume detected in Uruguay
On 13 Jan 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,517 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 84.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 13 Jan 2023 · 11:26 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- -34.85192, -56.09503
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
f793d25c-f8fe-422d-aaad-8722bcf31f98
Likely operator
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Emitting site
URY_S_001 · Landfill
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f793d25c-f8fe-422d-aaad-8722bcf31f98, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f793d25c-f8fe-422d-aaad-8722bcf31f98), accessed 6 Oct 2026.