Description
Palaeo-evidence indicates that climatic conditions in northern Switzerland have varied greatly in the past. Over the last one million years the climate has cycled between Pleistocene glacials and interglacials with the last glaciation ending around 10 000 years ago. Climatic change is to be expected over the timescales relevant to repository performance as a result of natural processes and human activities e.g. greenhouse effect.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Climatic processes and events
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
1.02
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
1.3.02