The strength of teleconnections and the way they influence surface climate also
vary over long time scales.
Not exact matches
Temperatures
over that period
varied probably by less than 2 deg C, so the climate during which we developed our way of life was very consistent when compared with the
long - term geological
time scale.
It's true that climate
varies naturally
over both short and
long time -
scales, but it's possible to distinguish natural climate change from human caused climate change.