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Waste / landfill · 7 Aug 2023

Methane plume detected in Israel

On 7 Aug 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,598 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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5,598 kg/h
± 2,806 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 134 tonnes of methane.

Detected
7 Aug 2023 · 07:35 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.7 m/s
Coordinates
31.31857, 34.73682
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UNEP plume ID
83387ee1-cfb4-4f94-8a17-5c1c114d1b2b

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ISR_S_001 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 83387ee1-cfb4-4f94-8a17-5c1c114d1b2b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/83387ee1-cfb4-4f94-8a17-5c1c114d1b2b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.