Not the nicest way to start your day, but a great article on MSN News puts into pictures the devastating effect we are having on our planet.

The images in this gallery are part of a collection by Reuters and have just been published in a book called Our World Now, which you can get from Amazonfor £12.57.

The Moeraki Boulders are huge spherical boulders lying scattered along a stretch of Koekohe Beach between Palmeston and Hampden. They are created from the erosion of mudstone by the waves. There extremely old and look amazing in the swell of incoming tide.

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The Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki, are a unique natural attraction on New Zealand’s South Island West Coast. They are formed from layers of water sculpted limestone. The fasantating rocks are well worth a stop of if you’ve got your own transport, if your there at the right time you can see the tide shoot up into the air through the many blowholes.

There didnt seem to be alot else worth hangining aroud for but a brief walk around and lovely costal views are a welcome break from the roads.