The geologist Charles Lyell noted that Aristotle described such change, including "lakes that had dried up" and "deserts that had become watered by rivers", giving as examples the growth of the Nile delta since the time of Homer, and "the upheaving of one of the Aeolian islands, previous to a volcanic eruption.
ðə dʒɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst tʃˈɑːɹlz lˈaɪɛl nˈoʊɾᵻd ðæt ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl dᵻskɹˈaɪbd sˈʌtʃ tʃˈeɪndʒ, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ "lˈeɪks ðæt hæd dɹˈaɪd ˈʌp" ænd "dˈɛzɚts ðæt hæd bɪkˌʌm wˈɔːɾɚd baɪ ɹˈɪvɚz", ɡˈɪvɪŋ æz ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ðə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌvðə nˈaɪl dˈɛltə sˈɪns ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hˈoʊmɚ, ænd "ðɪ ʌphˈiːvɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðɪ iːˈoʊliən ˈaɪləndz, pɹˈiːviəs tʊ ɐ vɑːlkˈænɪk ɪɹˈʌpʃən.