Methane plume detected in Jordan
On 20 Oct 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 881 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 21.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Oct 2023 · 10:11 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 1.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.5148, 36.10961
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
11bd05bc-c2a9-4f2a-a360-dda795a8ba67
Likely operator
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Emitting site
JOR_S_004 · Landfill
19 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 11bd05bc-c2a9-4f2a-a360-dda795a8ba67, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/11bd05bc-c2a9-4f2a-a360-dda795a8ba67), accessed 6 Oct 2026.