GHGSAT & Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Satellites Detect Giant Methane Emission From Ethiopia's Mount Fentale Volcano
GHGSat / Newsroom / PRESS RELEASES / GHGSAT & Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Satellites Detect Giant Methane Emission from Ethiopia’s Mount Fentale Volcano Montreal, Canada ( February 7, 2025) -- GHGSAT, the world leader in emissions monitoring, has detected a substantial methane emission from Mount Fentale, an active volcano in Ethiopia. The emission, estimated at 58 metric tonnes per hour (or roughly 1400 metric tonnes/day), was observed on January 31 through a "tip and cue" approach between Europe’s Copernicus program’s Sentinel-5P TROPOMI satellite instrument and GHGSAT’s satellite constellation, coordinated by SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and GHGSAT. SRON is contracted to provide the detection of large methane plumes from TROPOMI data to the European Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS), supporting CAMS’ mission to provide consistent and quality-controlled information related to air pollution and health, solar energy, green...