In order to better discern if the reported increases may be significant and attributable to anthropogenic activity or fall within the realm of the Region’s long-term drought cycle, a survey of climate literature relevant to Southeast Texas was conducted to provide contextual relevance for the statistical analysis performed in this study.
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While there was a positive trend in the frequency of these events, low annual totals give the outlying wet year 2001 oversize influence.