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Waste / landfill · 7 Jul 2026

Methane plume detected in Spain

On 7 Jul 2026, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,452 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,452 kg/h
± 256 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 34.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
7 Jul 2026 · 11:12 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 0.7 m/s
Coordinates
40.3217, -3.58756
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UNEP plume ID
238f63b8-6fb9-4ed3-85c9-9e315bd86914

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Emitting site

ESP_S_005 · Landfill
19 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 238f63b8-6fb9-4ed3-85c9-9e315bd86914, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/238f63b8-6fb9-4ed3-85c9-9e315bd86914), accessed 6 Oct 2026.