What and why
Not every organization needs to see every climate hazard in their screening results. Risk settings let admins customize which hazards are visible in the screening tool, set risk score thresholds, and control the minimum exposure level at which a hazard shows up. This helps your team focus on the risks that matter most for your portfolio and use case.
Risk settings are configured in the screening tool's admin settings and apply to screening results for your entire organization.
How it works
Go to admin settings in the screening tool
Open risk settings
You'll see a list of the available climate hazards
For each hazard, you can:
Toggle visibility. Turn individual hazards on or off. When a hazard is turned off, it will not appear in screening results for anyone in your organization.
Set exposure threshold. Choose the minimum exposure level at which a hazard should be shown. For example, if you set the threshold to "medium," properties with very low or low exposure to that hazard will not display it in their results. Only medium, high, and very high exposures will be visible.
Good to know
Changes to risk settings apply immediately across the screening tool for all users in your organization.
Turning off a hazard or raising the exposure threshold only hides it from the results. Telescope still runs the analysis for all hazards in the background. If you turn a hazard back on or lower the threshold later, the data will appear immediately without needing to re-screen the property.
Only admins can access and change risk settings. If you need changes and don't have admin access, ask your organization's admin.
These settings are useful for tailoring the screening tool to your organization's risk appetite. For example, a bank focused on coastal properties might turn off hazards like wildfire and subsidence to reduce noise in results, while keeping flood and storm surge visible.