Methane plume detected in Iraq
On 8 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,884 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 45.2 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 8 Jun 2023 · 07:08 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 2.3 m/s
- Coordinates
- 36.18995, 43.88302
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
2bc9ddce-a36e-42e9-95f4-0e811f8f78de
Likely operator
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Emitting site
IRQ_S_057 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2bc9ddce-a36e-42e9-95f4-0e811f8f78de, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2bc9ddce-a36e-42e9-95f4-0e811f8f78de), accessed 5 Oct 2026.