00:01For the past four months, workers have been trying to strengthen the walls of the Castle of Amboise.
00:06Cracks have appeared and stones have become undone.
00:10In all, 2,000 tonnes of soil had to be removed urgently
00:14after exceptionally heavy rains last autumn threatened to cause a landslide.
00:21The pressure of the water was pushing against the wall,
00:24so we're reinforcing the fortification so it doesn't move in the next years.
00:30Other castles in the region are affected by climate change.
00:35The Castle of Chambord had to close for several days due to floods,
00:39while the castles of Chononceau and Azel-Rideau have been having to adapt to the heat.
00:47High temperatures cause algae to spread in the moat at Azel-Rideau,
00:51preventing its famed reflection in the surrounding water.
00:54I'm mainly cleaning up the algae for aesthetic reasons,
01:00but it's also necessary to do so, so as to preserve the fauna and the moat.
01:04The water level has significantly decreased over the past weeks,
01:11causing concern that the wooden piles supporting the castle could become damaged.
01:16If the water lowers and the piles become visible, the wood could get worn and become less sturdy.
01:25From the castle of Chantilly in the Paris region, or Yves in Marseille,
01:29castles across France that are hundreds of years old could also be impacted in the coming decades.
01:35In the coming decades.
01:36In the coming decades.
01:37In the coming decades.
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