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# January 23, 2016: Tornadoes Rip Through the Southeast and Man Made Quakes Get Bigger
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-23-2016-tornados-rip-southeast-man-made-quakes-get-bigger/
- Published: 2017-01-23T07:06:41.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-23T08:49:06.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

### Risk Science & Finance:What You Need to Read Today

[At Least 18 Die as Tornadoes Sweep Southeast](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/us/tornadoes-southeast-georgia-mississippi-death.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*New York Times*  
Since Saturday morning, 30 tornadoes were reported in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

[Earthquakes Triggered by Humans Pose Growing Risk](http://theconversation.com/earthquakes-triggered-by-humans-pose-growing-risk-71061?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*The Conversation*  
The sheer breadth of industrial activity found to be potentially seismogenic has come as a surprise to many scientists.

[Governments Should Learn to Pass the Buck on Natural Disaster Costs](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/governments-should-learn-to-pass-the-buck-on-natural-disaster-costs/article33697913/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Globe and Mail*  
The reality is that when there is a catastrophe, taxpayers are generally left with the bill.

[How Risk Insurance Spells Resilience for Disaster-Prone People](http://news.trust.org/item/20170120081311-w8g5t/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Reuters*  
In an uncertain world, insurance can form part of a swifter, more predictable and cost-effective response package.

[Could Scott Pruitt Have Fixed Oklahoma’s Earthquake Epidemic?](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/scott-pruitt-and-oklahomas-manmade-earthquakes/513437/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*The Atlantic*  
Critics say he could have done much more to help the state’s citizens.