Earthquake Strikes Honduras

A light magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Departamento de El Paraiso, Honduras, on Thursday morning at 01:15 am local time, according to VolcanoDiscovery.

Honduras has approved harsher penalties against maras and gangs in a move to combat organized crime, Jambalaya News reports.

The country is investing 71 million dollars in palm oil production, Laprensa.hn notes, as part of efforts to boost agricultural exports.

In other news, Honduras is using cloud seeding to fight severe El Niño drought conditions, per Weather.com.