纽波特海滩市备战「国王潮」：市议会19日特别会议商讨宣布紧急状态
位于加州橙县的Newport Beach市，纽波特海滩市（Newport Beach）城市经理塞伊莫内·尤尔吉斯（Seimone Jurjis）在10月16日的市政周报中提醒：10月26日至28日将出现异常高涨的「国王潮」（King Tides），11月、12月与明年1月还将有数轮。近期实测海水水位比预报高出约15至20英寸——预报6.5英尺的潮位实际可能超过8英尺；厄尔尼诺现象又使水位进一步抬升，巴尔博亚半岛（Balboa Peninsula）、纽波特港诸岛及低洼滨水地带面临显著的沿海洪水风险。
市政府正在加固沙堤、评估薄弱海堤、预置沙袋、检查雨水渠，并备妥抽水泵、重型设备与应急资源，跨部门排班待命。市议会定于10月19日（周一）下午3时在市议会厅（100 Civic Center Drive）举行特别会议，商讨在国王潮来临前宣布本地紧急状态，并审议一份合同：把Santa Ana River口的沙运往西防波堤（West Jetties）一带，为海滩补沙、抵御侵蚀。
免费预装沙袋领取点（数量有限、先到先得）设在市政维修场（592 Superior Ave.）、Marina Park（1600 W. Balboa Blvd.）与1号临时消防站（巴尔博亚码头旁East Ocean Front停车场）；各消防站与救生员总部另备空沙袋。沙堤之间在第12、15、19、28、32、36街留有指定海滩通道，市府请居民不要攀爬沙堤，并登记市府的Newport Notified官方警报系统接收紧急通知。周报还提到：热带风暴Rachel中受损的住宅可申请洪水恢复快速许可；第九届万圣节Spooktacular活动将于10月24日在Mariners Park举行。（GSM 据纽波特海滩市市政周报）
Newport Beach Braces for King Tides; Council to Weigh Local Emergency at Oct. 19 Special Meeting
Newport Beach is a city in Orange County, California. The City of Newport Beach is preparing for unusually high King Tides expected Oct. 26–28, with further events anticipated in November, December and January, City Manager Seimone Jurjis said in the city's Oct. 16 weekly update. Recent ocean water levels have run about 15 to 20 inches higher than predicted — a forecast 6.5-foot tide could reach more than 8 feet — and El Niño conditions are elevating levels further, creating significant coastal flooding risk for the Balboa Peninsula, the Newport Harbor islands and low-lying waterfront areas.
The city is reinforcing sand berms, evaluating vulnerable seawalls, placing sandbags, inspecting storm drains and readying pumps, heavy equipment and emergency resources. The City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at the City Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive) to consider declaring a local emergency ahead of the King Tides and awarding a contract to move sand from the mouth of the Santa Ana River to the West Jetties area to replenish beaches and fight erosion.
Free prefilled sandbags are available while supplies last at the Corporation Yard (592 Superior Ave.), Marina Park (1600 W. Balboa Blvd.) and Temporary Fire Station No. 1 at the East Ocean Front parking lot near the Balboa Pier; empty sandbags are available at city fire stations and Lifeguard Headquarters. Designated beach access walkways run between the berms at 12th, 15th, 19th, 28th, 32nd and 36th streets, and residents are urged to stay off the berms and register for the city's Newport Notified alert system. The update also notes expedited flood-recovery permits for homes damaged by Tropical Storm Rachel and the 9th Annual Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 24 at Mariners Park. (GSM, based on a City of Newport Beach update)
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图片来源：图：纽波特海滩巴尔博亚半岛与巴尔博亚码头鸟瞰，后方为纽波特港（资料图）。图片来源：Don Ramey Logan，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0。Photo: Aerial view of the Balboa Peninsula and Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, with Newport Harbor behind (file photo). Image: Don Ramey Logan, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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