All of us here at the IGPO wish you and your loved ones happy holidays and a wonderful 2025!

• Get involved in the new Global Groundwater Network, whose central mission is to bring together the hydrogeologic and groundwater modeling communities with the land surface and Earth system modeling communities to link hydrogeology and groundwater modeling to Earth system models 
   
• An update from the GEWEX/IPWG Precipitation Assessment shows progress in the characterization of extreme tropical precipitation from space
   
• Introducing JovenANDEX, the scientific network for young, Andes-focused researchers
   
• The GEWEX Data and Analysis Panel (GDAP) reviews progress on understanding Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI) and coordinating the ISCCP Second Generation product while planning new activities at its 2024 gathering
   
• The GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel (GHP) approves two initiating projects, reviews guidelines, and more at its annual meeting
   
• INARCH meets in central China, highlighting the role of regional researchers in furthering high mountain hydrometeorology and cryospheric science while reviewing the year's progress
   
• GLASS reaffirms its role in encouraging improvements in modeling surface fluxes and land-atmosphere interactions in land surface models during its annual meeting
   
• Participate in the 2025 webinar series from the new Machine Learning for Land Modeling (ML4LM) project, which will help explore the extent and the role that machine learning can play for better land surface studies