Methane plume detected in Spain
On 31 Jul 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,055 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 49.3 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 31 Jul 2025 · 11:51 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 3.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 37.98519, -1.28802
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
05e611cb-abfd-4a94-82ed-7a933625f66e
Likely operator
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Emitting site
ESP_S_009 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 05e611cb-abfd-4a94-82ed-7a933625f66e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/05e611cb-abfd-4a94-82ed-7a933625f66e), accessed 6 Oct 2026.