ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɪ ɛkspˈændɪŋ ˈɜːθ haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs ɪz nˌɪɹli jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəli ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒˌiːoʊsˈaɪəntɪsts, ɪt hˈæzbiːn dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ɹˈiːsəntli bˈeɪst ˌɔn diːtˈeɪld smˈɔːlˈɜːθ mˈɑːdəlɪŋ baɪ klˈaʊs vˈoʊdʒəl ænd dʒˈeɪmz mˈæksloʊ ænd baɪ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz wˈɜːldwaɪd bˈeɪst ˌɔn ˈʌðɚ ɹˈɛlᵻvənt dˈeɪɾə.
Although the expanding Earth hypothesis is nearly universally rejected by geoscientists, it has been defended recently based on detailed small-earth modeling by Klaus Vogel and James Maxlow and by many others worldwide based on other relevant data.