Because the reviewer didn't actually read the paper
JesusChristLover420
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There are cities in the desert. Las Vegas, famously, but also Cairo, Damascus, Alice Springs, and Madrid. Likewise for the jungle.
What are people who live in the desert or the jungle supposed to do?
It's a completely normal temperature for a desert
Some authors will cite themselves to try and increase their own prominence as a highly cited author, or to create the illusion of broad consensus on a topic that nobody agrees with them on.