Landflutningar
Landflutningar is a term used in some Nordic languages to describe events in which land becomes submerged or significantly altered by water. It is not a single standardized scientific term, but a concept used in geography, disaster management, and coastal planning to refer to landward shifts caused by hydrological and geological processes. The term can cover both short-term inundation and longer-term changes to land elevation and stability.
Causes and contributing factors include rising water levels from climate change, storm surges, and high rainfall
Types and manifestations of landflutningar range from temporary flooding of fields and infrastructure to permanent land
Impacts are typically economic, social, and ecological. They can include property damage, displacement of residents, decreased
See also: flood management, coastal erosion, land subsidence, floodplains.