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Waste / landfill · 29 Mar 2026

Methane plume detected in Spain

On 29 Mar 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,903 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,903 kg/h
± 1,602 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 93.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Mar 2026 · 12:41 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 7.8 m/s
Coordinates
37.22338, -5.87453
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UNEP plume ID
eccf37a7-9954-42f4-ab14-284cf6c91379

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Emitting site

ESP_S_007 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume eccf37a7-9954-42f4-ab14-284cf6c91379, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/eccf37a7-9954-42f4-ab14-284cf6c91379), accessed 6 Oct 2026.