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Waste / landfill · 31 Jul 2023

Methane plume detected in Morocco

On 31 Jul 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,024 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,024 kg/h
± 1,550 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 72.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
31 Jul 2023 · 13:07 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 4.7 m/s
Coordinates
31.91187, -8.08085
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UNEP plume ID
c540cf1d-0c5b-4763-b8b3-f2d3386c27e5

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Emitting site

MAR_S_002 · Landfill
11 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume c540cf1d-0c5b-4763-b8b3-f2d3386c27e5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/c540cf1d-0c5b-4763-b8b3-f2d3386c27e5), accessed 5 Oct 2026.