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Waste / landfill · 7 Jul 2026

Methane plume detected in Morocco

On 7 Jul 2026, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 55,000 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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55,000 kg/h
± 19,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 1,320 tonnes of methane.

Detected
7 Jul 2026 · 13:53 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 3.7 m/s
Coordinates
33.01, -7.45
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UNEP plume ID
692ac7f7-740d-4baf-a16c-6ddb15095d02

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 692ac7f7-740d-4baf-a16c-6ddb15095d02, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/692ac7f7-740d-4baf-a16c-6ddb15095d02), accessed 4 Oct 2026.