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Waste / landfill · 29 Sep 2025

Methane plume detected in Israel

On 29 Sep 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,833 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,833 kg/h
± 484 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 44.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Sep 2025 · 09:06 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 2.0 m/s
Coordinates
32.64319, 35.54489
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UNEP plume ID
8be835e9-7cde-4ccf-87cf-7256e5ed910f

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ISR_S_006 · Landfill
17 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 8be835e9-7cde-4ccf-87cf-7256e5ed910f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/8be835e9-7cde-4ccf-87cf-7256e5ed910f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.