Methane plume detected in Mozambique
On 26 May 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 7,076 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 170 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 26 May 2024 · 08:15 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 4.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- -25.90082, 32.59753
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a8471f65-2c7c-418c-831e-01d70b72e968
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MOZ_S_003 · Landfill
2 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a8471f65-2c7c-418c-831e-01d70b72e968, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a8471f65-2c7c-418c-831e-01d70b72e968), accessed 5 Oct 2026.