As of Thursday morning, air filters were the top gainers in sales for tools and home improvement products on Amazon over the past 24 hours. Searches on Google for air purifiers have increased 16 fold since Monday, according to Google trends. Johnson Controls, which has a number of air filters on the market, has also seen its stock price soar. The air purifier market is poised to grow as climate change increases air pollution and exacerbates breathing difficulties. Climate change will worsen existing air pollution and lead to more dangerous air quality days like the current one in the Northeast.

---

Persons: humidifier, Johnson Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, United States, Carrier Global, Johnson Controls, Economic Co, Environmental Protection Agency Locations: New York, United States, “