Petrel Torrent -

When a massive high-pressure system settles over the ocean, it creates a "doldrums" effect. The wind vanishes. Petrels, which rely on dynamic soaring (using wind gradients to glide), suddenly find themselves unable to fly. Exhausted from days of paddling in glassy seas, they eventually give up.

But they have one fatal flaw:

So, what is a Petrel Torrent? Is it a storm? A migration? Or something far stranger? At its most visceral level, a "Petrel Torrent" describes a weather event where petrels—seabirds of the order Procellariiformes—are flung from the sky in numbers so vast they resemble horizontal rain. Petrel Torrent

Petrels are built for the open ocean. They have tubular nostrils (hence the nickname "tubenoses") that can detect the scent of dimethyl sulfide, a gas released by phytoplankton when krill are grazing. They ride the wind shear like Formula 1 cars, barely flapping their wings for thousands of miles. When a massive high-pressure system settles over the