Methane plume detected in Morocco
On 1 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,082 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 50.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 1 Jun 2025 · 11:25 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 1.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 34.00267, -4.9346
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
e95aba8c-0853-470d-973f-358786a08ae5
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MAR_S_001 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e95aba8c-0853-470d-973f-358786a08ae5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e95aba8c-0853-470d-973f-358786a08ae5), accessed 6 Oct 2026.