The detection currently is on the exact same time scale as mortality, so we're trying to speed that up. (sciencedaily.com)
For instance, long - period ocean waves called Kelvin waves, which operate on the same time scale as El Niños, could also be a factor. (sciencemag.org)
In this case, however, the changes are very rapid — these glaciers have been robust over the same time scale (many millennia). (realclimate.org)