How the lowly fungi may serve as indicators of climate change could be an interesting story. Page 53 of abstract volume. This study inspired a blurb in New Scientist. Loquvam seems to have found that some tropical tree resins are rewarding bees that help the trees pollinate by providing the bees with an antibiotic. Page 56 of abstract volume.
Permafrost can be a good barrier to prevent oil spills in the Arctic from reaching sensitive areas.
However, climate warming may alter the usefulness of natural and engineered permafrost as oil spill containment devices. Story may focus first on how permafrost is being used now and how its uses may change. Page 60 of abstract volume. Permafrost monitoring since 1977 reveals that permafrost in Alaska is warming rapidly, and the consequences of continued warming will not be welcome. Page 61 of abstract volume.