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Waste / landfill · 17 Feb 2025

Methane plume detected in Morocco

On 17 Feb 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,791 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,791 kg/h
± 1,904 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 91.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Feb 2025 · 12:55 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 2.2 m/s
Coordinates
30.44206, -9.51364
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UNEP plume ID
4a1a1b60-330e-4bda-9f3c-784b337be7b8

Likely operator

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Emitting site

MAR_S_005 · Landfill
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 4a1a1b60-330e-4bda-9f3c-784b337be7b8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/4a1a1b60-330e-4bda-9f3c-784b337be7b8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.