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Waste / landfill · 23 Jul 2024

Methane plume detected in United Arab Emirates

On 23 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,812 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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4,812 kg/h
± 1,811 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 115 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Jul 2024 · 10:40 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 5.4 m/s
Coordinates
25.28185, 55.42915
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UNEP plume ID
7653a2c3-f3cc-4ddc-948e-657b6dea5a4d

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Emitting site

ARE_S_010 · Landfill
2 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7653a2c3-f3cc-4ddc-948e-657b6dea5a4d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7653a2c3-f3cc-4ddc-948e-657b6dea5a4d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.