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Waste / landfill · 25 Jul 2026

Methane plume detected in Palestine

On 25 Jul 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,638 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,638 kg/h
± 665 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 39.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Jul 2026 · 10:49 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 6.3 m/s
Coordinates
32.38035, 35.20875
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UNEP plume ID
dd1b59ba-04cd-4a0f-93fa-70053a043143

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PSE_S_001 · Landfill
24 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dd1b59ba-04cd-4a0f-93fa-70053a043143, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dd1b59ba-04cd-4a0f-93fa-70053a043143), accessed 6 Oct 2026.