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Waste / landfill · 24 Aug 2026

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 24 Aug 2026, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,244 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,244 kg/h
± 633 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 53.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
24 Aug 2026 · 08:55 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.6 m/s
Coordinates
31.93118, 36.18594
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UNEP plume ID
3c610c33-d557-45a1-88d1-22734e6b9321

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_003 · Landfill
28 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3c610c33-d557-45a1-88d1-22734e6b9321, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3c610c33-d557-45a1-88d1-22734e6b9321), accessed 6 Oct 2026.