A large sign warns people that Iceland’s Fjadrrgljfur canyon is closed to visitors. Yet many people keep driving down the narrow road to the canyon. A ranger at a roadblock must explain to them why no one can pass: The area cannot support more visitors. Drivers try to persuade ranger Hanna Jhannsdttir into opening the entrance to the canyon. Some offer her money if she agrees to help. They should know that such a bribe will not work. “Food from people’s home country is the most common bribery,” said Jhannsdttir. She recently turned down a free trip to Dubai in exchange for letting trespassers past the roadblock. The problem is that the North Atlantic island nation may be too popular for its own good. Last year, 2.3 million people visited Iceland, compared with just 600,000 eight years ago. The number of visitors is out of proportion to the infrastructure needed to protect its countryside.
Title: Is Iceland Too Popular for Its Own Good?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/655e4812-e061-4961-a919-f30afc3696f6_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Is Iceland Too Popular for Its Own Good?' data-article-id='3859'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10688'>A large sign warns people that Iceland’s Fjadrrgljfur canyon is closed to visitors.</span> <span data-start-time='10688' data-end-time='17396'>Yet many people keep driving down the narrow road to the canyon.</span> <span data-start-time='17396' data-end-time='28750'>A ranger at a roadblock must explain to them why no one can pass: The area cannot support more visitors.</span> <span data-start-time='28750' data-end-time='38583'>Drivers try to persuade ranger Hanna Jhannsdttir into opening the entrance to the canyon.</span> <span data-start-time='38583' data-end-time='43271'>Some offer her money if she agrees to help.</span> <span data-start-time='43271' data-end-time='47583'>They should know that such a bribe will not work.</span> <span data-start-time='47583' data-end-time='55063'>“Food from people’s home country is the most common bribery,” said Jhannsdttir.</span> <span data-start-time='55063' data-end-time='64625'>She recently turned down a free trip to Dubai in exchange for letting trespassers past the roadblock.</span> <span data-start-time='64625' data-end-time='73396'>The problem is that the North Atlantic island nation may be too popular for its own good.</span> <span data-start-time='73396' data-end-time='83771'>Last year, 2.3 million people visited Iceland, compared with just 600,000 eight years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='83771' data-end-time='92979'>The number of visitors is out of proportion to the infrastructure needed to protect its countryside.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/6088B786-50CC-409B-9470-465FB1F40F10_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=12919 data-hint-location='55063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/what_is_a_trespasser.wav'>What is a trespasser?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='someone who unlawfully enters someone elses land'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/someone_who_treats_illnesses_in_animals.wav'><span>someone who treats illnesses in animals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/someone_who_makes_a_trip_for_pleasure.wav'><span>someone who makes a trip for pleasure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/someone_who_works_in_a_financial_field.wav'><span>someone who works in a financial field</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/someone_who_unlawfully_enters_someone_elses_land.wav'><span>someone who unlawfully enters someone elses land</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=12920 data-hint-location='83771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/the_number_of_visitors_is_out_of_proportion_to_the_infrastructure_needed_to_protect_its_what.wav'>The number of visitors is out of proportion to the infrastructure needed to protect its what?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='countryside'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/countryside.wav'><span>countryside</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3346/animals.wav'><span>animals</span></div><div class='choice' 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