Methane plume detected in Libya
On 20 Oct 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,756 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 138 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Oct 2023 · 11:44 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 4.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.60027, 13.34523
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
48684181-c404-48cb-a121-7919f6936db1
Likely operator
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Emitting site
LBY_S_018 · Landfill
13 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 48684181-c404-48cb-a121-7919f6936db1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/48684181-c404-48cb-a121-7919f6936db1), accessed 5 Oct 2026.