According to Greg, China is planning on building the world's biggest lake.  They're damming a medium-low altitude Himalayan valley and letting the mountains fill up.  And, apparently, when they finish construction and the waters rise and spread, the lake will be so big it'll affect "the balance of the poles," the earth's "skin" will adjust for balance, and all bets are off.  Volcanoes.  Earthquakes.  High speed continental drift.  In other words: a party.

When he finished his rave, Greg paused for a few seconds, thinking, and then told me he'd call his hydrogeologist friend to check some facts.  He hasn't talked to him in years, but he figures the man's probably a strategic consultant on the project.

Hmmm.