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Waste / landfill · 23 Feb 2024

Methane plume detected in Gaza

On 23 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,855 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,855 kg/h
± 1,432 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 68.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Feb 2024 · 08:28 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.9 m/s
Coordinates
31.61769, 35.23212
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UNEP plume ID
5ccc9fcf-3730-4e9a-a6fb-b4a239e88a14

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PSE_S_002 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 5ccc9fcf-3730-4e9a-a6fb-b4a239e88a14, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/5ccc9fcf-3730-4e9a-a6fb-b4a239e88a14), accessed 5 Oct 2026.