Here’s a great story that involves surfers, earthquakes, and ceramic water filters. Jon Rose, a Long Beach, CA resident whose father, Jack Rose, has a non-profit called Rain Catcher. The non-profit helps to educate villagers in Africa about rainwater collection and filtration. The son had just launched Waves for Water, which follows a similar idea and applies it to popular surf regions.
Jon Rose had been surfing in Indonesia when a massive 7.6-on-the-Richter Scale earthquake struck on 30 September. Luckily, the surfer had stowed some ceramic clay water filters in his surf bag. Through immediate, attentive effort, Mr. Rose was able to provide filtration for the region, which has a population of over 750,000 residents. The earthquake had wiped out their previous water supply.
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