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Angry Birds Epic Is a Turn-Based ... RPG?

2014-03-13 22:33:46| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

You read that right. Rovio's next Angry Birds outing will reportedly be a role-playing game.

Amid California Drought, Migrating Birds Enjoy Pop-Up Cuisine

2014-02-22 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Millions of birds migrate through California this time of year, but the waterways and wetlands they rely on for food and rest are largely dry due to the ongoing drought. So farmers are keeping their fields flooded to make temporary wetlands, providing a place for migrating birds to rest and eat. Rice farmer Douglas Thomas is one of these farmers. On a recent morning some 3,000 snow geese float in his rice fields in California's Central Valley. He's watching a young bald eagle awkwardly dive at...

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Birds halt UK offshore wind farm expansion

2014-02-19 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The need for a study into the potential threat to the red-throated diver, a type of waterfowl, has forced developers to scrap a project to expand the world's largest offshore wind farm, Britain's London Array. The consortium of Denmark's Dong Energy, Germany's E.ON and Abu Dhabi state-owned energy investor Masdar joined a growing list of companies scaling back plans to build new offshore wind capacity in Britain. An assessment of the potential impact to birdlife from construction of the project...

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Plane forced to turn around after hitting birds in China

2014-02-16 17:15:16| Airlines - Topix.net

An airplane was forced to return to the airport in eastern Chinese city of Hefei after hitting birds en route to Beijing Saturday, but no casualties have been reported.

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