Methane plume detected in Egypt
On 14 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,621 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 135 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 14 Aug 2024 · 12:20 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 5.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.88886, 31.17559
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
6ed6cf40-cea4-455c-8f6e-f250e55f2a8c
Likely operator
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Emitting site
EGY_S_042 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6ed6cf40-cea4-455c-8f6e-f250e55f2a8c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6ed6cf40-cea4-455c-8f6e-f250e55f2a8c), accessed 5 Oct 2026.