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Honduras will conduct seven additional cloud-seeding flights funded by private investment of over $250,000 to stimulate rainfall and help farmers affected by drought, Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina said.

Honduras will invest 48 million lempiras (about $1.9 million) to install 25 deep wells with solar-powered pumping systems across four drought-prone departments, aiming to bring 125 hectares under irrigation and boost agricultural production.

Sweden's development agency SIDA will provide approximately €270,000 (about $295,000) in humanitarian assistance to Honduran communities affected by drought.

Honduras is using cloud seeding to combat a devastating drought in Central America's Dry Corridor, intensified by El Niño and climate change, as the region seeks emergency measures to restore rainfall and protect crops.

The US Embassy delivered water-storage tanks to 85 schools in Honduras's drought-stricken Dry Corridor region, aimed at improving water access as El Niño conditions persist.

Honduras's $750,000 cloud-seeding program, designed to combat drought, has finished its originally planned 20 flights and will carry out two additional missions using 180 liters of remaining silver iodide, for a total of 22 flights.

The United States has donated 83 water, sanitation, and hygiene kits to Honduran schools affected by drought, aimed at improving access to clean water and basic hygiene facilities.

Drought across Honduras has driven onion prices up five lempiras per pound and potatoes up two lempiras per pound at major markets, squeezing household budgets as consumers report their food money no longer stretches far enough.

Honduras has completed 18 of 20 planned cloud-seeding flights over nine drought-affected departments, with results to be assessed once the final two flights — pending suitable weather — are done.

South Korea will provide $500,000 in humanitarian assistance to Honduras to help communities affected by El Niño-driven drought that has left about 620,000 people in severe food insecurity.

South Korea will provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Honduras to support communities devastated by an El Niño-driven drought that has left about 620,000 people facing severe food insecurity, particularly in the southern dry corridor.

Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina says three cloud-seeding flights have shown favorable results in drought-prone areas, with half the planned flights still to come and officials evaluating whether to expand the program, which is partly funded by sugar and vegetable producers.

The UN warns that El Niño will reach peak intensity in December 2026, but Honduras is already experiencing severe drought that is damaging maize and bean harvests and threatening food security for over 538,000 people, according to the FAO and UN agencies.

Honduras has completed 10 of 20 planned flights to seed clouds with silver iodide across eight drought-stricken departments, covering 1.8 to 2.3 million hectares, as officials evaluate whether the intervention is increasing rainfall.

Honduras and the United Nations are mobilizing international support to address a drought emergency affecting food security, crop losses, and water shortages in the hardest-hit communities.

Honduras's National Risk Management Agency reports that 233 municipalities remain under drought alert, with 103 at the highest level, affecting 5.6 million people and threatening food security through crop losses and reduced rural employment in the south.

Honduras has completed eight cloud-seeding flights using silver iodide in drought-stricken regions including the Dry Corridor, with twelve operations remaining pending suitable atmospheric conditions; farmers report heavier rainfall after roughly ten months of drought.

Vice Minister of Coffee José Francisco Ordóñez said drought damage will force Honduras to reduce projected coffee exports to 7 million quintals (about 315,000 metric tons) in 2027, with one million quintals diverted to domestic consumption due to quality losses, though the government will invest 53 million lempiras (about $2.1 million) in farm support and road repairs.

Engineer Miguel Arriaga warns Honduras's state power company faces severe financial pressure from high generation costs, reduced hydroelectric output due to drought, and years-long delays in signing new capacity contracts, leaving ENEE unable to recover over 6 billion lempiras (~$240 million) in costs over six months.

Honduras's municipal association is negotiating an agreement with the Agriculture Ministry to build water-storage systems in municipalities during 2027 to address drought, with the government supplying machinery and materials for structures meant to supply water to rural and urban communities.

Rural families from Honduras's drought-stricken Dry Corridor region brought their plight to Congress, citing crop losses, water scarcity, and pressure from extractive projects, and secured a commitment for broader dialogue on food security and livelihood protection.

Honduras completed its first cloud-seeding operation on September 26, dispersing silver iodide from an aircraft over moisture-laden clouds to stimulate rainfall in drought-affected areas, with about 20 additional flights planned over the next two to three months.

Honduras, the United Nations, and humanitarian organizations launched an international appeal for $60 million to assist 538,000 people across 103 municipalities hit by severe drought, with over 75% of the country facing extreme rainfall deficits that threaten food production and livelihoods.

Honduras's farm and livestock federation warns of an expected severe drought in November and urges producers to use current rains in September and October to plant grains and stockpile feed, as agricultural output has fallen 35–40 percent.

Pediatricians in public hospitals are treating children under five with marasmus and kwashiorkor, severe acute malnutrition conditions not seen at these levels in decades, a direct result of four months of extreme drought triggered by the 'super El Niño' phenomenon.

Agricultural producers say the fall planting season faces obstacles without adequate financing, crop insurance, and climate protections, with fears of reduced acreage and threats to grain supplies as drought continues to damage current crops.

The government is beginning a three-month cloud-seeding operation using silver iodide to stimulate rainfall in agricultural and water-supply areas, with a Mexican company conducting up to 20 flights at a cost of roughly $600,000–$700,000.

About 1.8 million Hondurans—roughly 17% of the population—face food crisis conditions, driven by drought and crop losses in the Dry Corridor, with Francisco Morazán, Cortés, and Yoro holding the largest affected populations.

The United Nations has activated an urgent response to a prolonged drought affecting 103 municipalities across Honduras's Dry Corridor, threatening food security and agricultural production as crop losses mount.

Honduras begins cloud-seeding flights on Saturday from Tegucigalpa's Toncontín airport between 3 and 6 p.m. to stimulate rainfall in drought-affected regions, including the Francisco Morazán reservoir and the dry corridor near San Marcos de Colón in Choluteca.