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Waste / landfill · 23 Apr 2026

Methane plume detected in Palestine

On 23 Apr 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,848 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,848 kg/h
± 366 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 44.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Apr 2026 · 07:42 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 1.2 m/s
Coordinates
32.38035, 35.20875
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UNEP plume ID
2b06917a-bee1-4804-8436-e9d529e164c3

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PSE_S_001 · Landfill
24 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2b06917a-bee1-4804-8436-e9d529e164c3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2b06917a-bee1-4804-8436-e9d529e164c3), accessed 4 Oct 2026.