Methane plume detected in Libya
On 31 Mar 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,334 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 80.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 31 Mar 2023 · 12:06 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 3.3 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.60027, 13.34523
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b89994b9-de22-4ade-9c50-903af2205923
Likely operator
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Emitting site
LBY_S_018 · Landfill
13 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b89994b9-de22-4ade-9c50-903af2205923, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b89994b9-de22-4ade-9c50-903af2205923), accessed 5 Oct 2026.