Methane plume detected in Morocco
On 2 Feb 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,064 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 49.5 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 2 Feb 2024 · 11:55 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 0.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 33.93025, -5.57752
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
6c909f3d-901d-4c3b-b39c-2704fd15f262
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MAR_S_007 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6c909f3d-901d-4c3b-b39c-2704fd15f262, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6c909f3d-901d-4c3b-b39c-2704fd15f262), accessed 6 Oct 2026.