Blame It on Bieber: Iceland Canyon Closed, Too Popular With Visitors

A large sign warns motorists that Iceland’s Fjadrárgljúfur canyon is closed to visitors.
Blame It on Bieber: Iceland Canyon Closed, Too Popular With Visitors
A cliff at the Fjadrárgljúfur canyon in southeastern Iceland on May 1, 2019. Egill Bjarnason/Photo via AP
The Associated Press
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FJADRÁRGLJÚFUR, Iceland—A large sign warns motorists that Iceland’s Fjadrárgljúfur canyon is closed to visitors but drivers keep on coming down the narrow gravel road. A ranger at a roadblock has to explain why no one can pass: The vulnerable landscape cannot sustain more visitors.

Blame Justin Bieber, the Canadian pop star with a worldwide reach.