Methane plume detected in United States
On 24 Mar 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,168 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 124 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 24 Mar 2025 · 20:36 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 1.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.6798, -96.70795
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
ffa730bd-f800-4076-b355-2dd4801a2be0
Likely operator
CITY OF DALLAS TEXAS Plausible
McCommas Bluff Landfill (landfill) operated by CITY OF DALLAS TEXAS, 1.50 km from plume
Emitting site
USA_S_327 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ffa730bd-f800-4076-b355-2dd4801a2be0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ffa730bd-f800-4076-b355-2dd4801a2be0), accessed 5 Oct 2026.