Methane plume detected in Kuwait
On 17 Aug 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,896 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 142 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 17 Aug 2023 · 11:00 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 5.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.16994, 47.909
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
e64f9c5d-bddc-450d-988d-56f9b0c5e4bd
Likely operator
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Emitting site
KWT_S_014 · Landfill
3 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e64f9c5d-bddc-450d-988d-56f9b0c5e4bd, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e64f9c5d-bddc-450d-988d-56f9b0c5e4bd), accessed 6 Oct 2026.