Knowledgeable people, Those Who Know^®, will naturally recognize this event as a major milestone in the nefarious and long-running HAARP conspiracy.

The long-term objective, as spelled out in the top-secret Protocols of the Elderberries of Groom Lake, is to stop the rotation of the Earth entirely and leave our enemies in perpetual darkness, after which they will have to either starve or surrender themselves to our labor camps and organ farms.
Remain steadfast, Lizardoid minions. Our Place in the Sun is at hand.